lyceum

noun

Definition of lyceumnext
as in auditorium

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Recent Examples of lyceum The Revolutionary generation took pride in preparing for public life through college literary societies, philosophy clubs, and lyceums – community gatherings for lectures and debates. — Sabrina Schaeffer, Oc Register, 4 July 2025 The lyceum speaking circuit had exploded in popularity, but women were largely barred from it. — James Marcus, New Yorker, 2 June 2025 So, too do tours of Emerson’s home, Thoreau’s lyceum and other spots in town. — Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 11 May 2025 The Midwest also saw an explosion of newspapers, libraries and a lyceum circuit featuring speakers like Clara Barton, Frederick Douglass and Henry David Thoreau. — Kelly Scott Franklin, WSJ, 24 Nov. 2022 All of the children in the lyceum participated in the exercise without protest. — Mira Ptacin, Harper’s Magazine , 7 Dec. 2021 Its roots go back further, though, to the lyceum movement that started in Massachusetts in the 1820s and offered attendees the prospect of self-improvement through lectures on literary, scientific and moral topics. — Joy Wallace Dickinson, orlandosentinel.com, 18 Apr. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lyceum
  1. auditorium
  2. garden
  3. amphitheater
  4. theater
  5. arena
  6. playhouse
Noun
  • Only individuals with Cornell ID will be allowed to enter the auditorium where the meeting will take place.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Hickel also described how the production used virtual reality to scout digital environments and simulate different seating positions inside an IMAX auditorium.
    — Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of auditorium
Noun
  • Rooms are below and the pools and gardens on the ground floor – though this does make the lifts a little confusing as numbers go up even though floors go down.
    — Siobhan Grogan, TheWeek, 12 Oct. 2026
  • The home is set on a private acre of gardens, and features several verandas that are well-suited for al fresco dining.
    — Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of garden
Noun
  • And that took place on another tier of their garden, in an amphitheater amid an olive grove.
    — Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The chapel overlooked a canyon, and Clementina designed the seating in the shape of a Greek amphitheater to accentuate the mountain landscape’s beauty.
    — Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of amphitheater
Noun
  • At one time the city contained more than 70 theaters, three of which—the Lyric, the Carver, and the Alabama—remain and have been restored with proper grandeur.
    — Leslie Pariseau, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Outside the theater, the pair argued over whether the film’s final shot of a full moon offers hope.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of theater
Noun
  • Yang tours globally as a headliner and has recently sold out arenas in America, Europe, Asia and Australia, breaking the record for the largest English-language stand-up comedy show ever held in Hong Kong and Tokyo.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026
  • While the superstar producer has played major venues and festivals across the country, the 18-date arena tour will be the first full headlining North American tour of his career.
    — Katie Bain, Billboard, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of arena
Noun
  • The play is directed by the playhouse’s new co-artistic director Sasha Brätt.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Collectors and parents began sending Hoban photos of their own childhood playhouses, helping identify rare models, missing accessories and even how certain sets originally looked.
    — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of playhouse

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